Ch. 5 Learning Disabilities

Question 1

A 3rd grader has difficulty learning to read and doesn't have an understanding that lang. is made up of sounds; deficit?

Accepted Answer

phonological awareness

Question 2

One advantage of the response to intervention approach to identifying students w/ learning disabilities is ______.

Accepted Answer

It results in early identifcaion and prevention

Question 3

What is a drawback to using a discrepancy approach to identifying children with learning disabilities?

Accepted Answer

It's a "wait to fail" approach

Question 4

What percentage of school-aged students with disabilities have learning disabilities?

Accepted Answer

36.7%

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT identified as likely to improve the math performance of students w/ learning disabilities?

Accepted Answer

discovery learning

Question 6

All of the following are research-based principles of early reading instruction EXCEPT ____.

Accepted Answer

use the COPS strategy

Question 7

Criterion-referenced tests are most useful for ____.

Accepted Answer

determining what skills a student has learned and need to learn

Question 8

Mr. C plans classes to show the commonalities & diffs between old/new knowledge. Principle of effective instr. design?

Accepted Answer

strategic integration

Question 9

Which of the following students would not qualify as learning disabled according to the federal definition?

Accepted Answer

Blake, a student with cerebral palsy

Question 10

Which of the following terms is considered obsolete by the NJCLD?

Accepted Answer

perceptual impairments

Question 11

Most students with learning disabilities have problems with _____.

Accepted Answer

reading

Question 12

An environmental agent suspected as a cause of learning disabilities is ____.

Accepted Answer

impoverished living conditions

Question 13

Special form of direct daily measurement where instr. decisions are based on changes in freq. of student performance is

Accepted Answer

precision teaching

Question 14

What is the defining characteristic of students w/ learning disabilties

Accepted Answer

achievement deficits despite adequate intelligence & effective instruction

Question 15

Which of the following service options for students w/ learning disabilities is the most restrictive?

Accepted Answer

separate classroom

Question 16

Which of the following statements about math skills & students with learning disabilities is NOT accurate?

Accepted Answer

students w/ learning disabilities are fluent in recalling number facts

Question 17

Before IDEA 2004, the most common way to identify a severe discrepancy between expected and actual achievement is _____.

Accepted Answer

observing the student in various classes and comparing performance

Question 18

In what year was the term "learning disabilities" coined?

Accepted Answer

1963

Question 19

One of the major concerns about using RTI to identify those in need of special education is that ____.

Accepted Answer

application of RTI across schools is inconsistent

Question 20

Special educators can best help students w/ learning disabilities succeed in general education classes by ___.

Accepted Answer

teaching them behaviors that general educators value

Question 21

Neuroimaging research has indicated that students w/ dyslexia have diffs in the brain structure or functioning in the...

Accepted Answer

left temporal lobe

Question 22

The NJCLD definition of learning disabilities is different from the IDEA definition in that ________.

Accepted Answer

CNS dysfunction is presumed to be the cause of learning disabilities

Question 23

Asking a student to identify the middle sound in the word "hit" is which phonemic awareness skill?

Accepted Answer

isolating sounds

Question 24

Teaching students to think of the acronym HOMES to remember the five great lakes is what type of mnemonic device?

Accepted Answer

a letter strategy

Question 25

Current research on behavior problems and students w/ learning disabilities indicates that ____.

Accepted Answer

they engage in more risk-taking behaviors

Question 26

Which of the following is NOT true of content enhancement?

Accepted Answer

it may increase the complexity of the curriculum

Question 27

On average, how many students does a resource teacher serve?

Accepted Answer

20

Question 28

Preparing handouts for students w/ LDs to help them understand the lecture w/ spaces for writing key facts & concepts

Accepted Answer

guided notes

Question 29

What evidence would Ms. T use to show Lexi's improved reading fluency & comp, even when his state tests were below avg?

Accepted Answer

curriculum-based measurement

Question 30

Which of the following is NOT true regarding students with learning disabilities & written language?

Accepted Answer

they spend a large amount of time planning their ideas for writing

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